Thebaid (Greek poem)
The Thebaid or Thebais (
Cyclic poets) sometimes attributed by early writers to Homer, for example, by the poet Callinus and the historian Herodotus.[1] It told the story of the war between the brothers Eteocles and Polynices, and was regarded as forming part of a Theban Cycle
. Only fragments of the text survive.
See also
Select editions and translations
Critical editions
- Kinkel, G. (1877), Epicorum Graecorum fragmenta, vol. 1, Leipzig
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Translations
- Evelyn-White, H.G. (1936), Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica, ISBN 978-0-674-99063-0). (The link is to the 1st edition of 1914.) English translation with facing Greek text; now obsolete except for its translations of the ancient quotations.
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Bibliography
- Davies, M. (1989), Greek Epic Cycle, London, ISBN 978-1853990397).
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References
- OCLC 50503243.